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Feb 2023
30m 54s

Major Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria

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Rescue operations are under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria after huge earthquakes have left thousands dead.

Kaled Jarkas joins us from Gaziantep, the Turkish epicentre of the tremors, as well as BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen, who gives the overview from London.

And Spectator political editor Katy Balls speaks to Adam and Chris, after getting the first interview with Liz Truss since her resignation as PM.

Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Cordelia Hemming and Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The editor was Damon Rose.

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